Emu Loader 8.2.9

Fixed Access to main menu from games popup menu was not possible while frontend in full screen mode
Games list splitter and images splitter incorrectly set at startup

Fixed
Creating HBMAME games list would corrupt MAME games list, deleting MAME software list files and multi-cart files ('eldir\arcade\' and 'eldir\softwarelist\' folders)
Application crash after creating games list for multiple systems at once
Main screen doesn't hide anymore when creating games list; it was creating too many problems
Changed
File 'ini_files\catver_full.ini' is now priority; file 'ini_files\catver.ini' is used if the other is not found (when loading games list)
If you use 'ini_files\catver_full.ini', there's no need to use "version ini for MESS" pack (version.ini) as version added for non-arcade machines can be read from 'catve_full.ini'
NOTE: you still need 'ini_files\category_home.ini' for proper non-arcade machines tagging! ("category ini for MESS" pack)
Added
New setting: "Images Panel Outer Frame Color", so you can change the color of the 7 pixels frame in the images panel (preferences screen, 'Images' tab)

Fixed
Game icons weren't updated correctly after single/multi game audit (visual bug only)
Application crash when trying to setup MAME default settings on a fresh install, while at Emulators Setup screen
Apply filters message box was not centered on screen (grouped view mode)
Changed
If MAME build number can't be detected, full MAME settings mode will be used by default (if using old MAME builds, the frontend might crash)

thumbnail cell resize when hiding game titles
if using game fonts of different sizes (parent font, clones font, preliminary font, etc) the thumbnail cell will update based to the biggest font, to fix screen garbage
thumbnail cell resize when editing game fonts (parent, clones, preliminary, etc)... no need to be in thumbnails view mode
thumbnails settings screen updated to include a ?Confirm? button (apply settings and close dialog)
new setting ?Keep Aspect Ratio?, enabled by default. If you want the image to fill the entire thumbnail cell, uncheck this option
new generate thumbnail function to work with aspect ratio disabled; this one also does anti-aliasing... sharpening code from previous function actually made thumb images worse!!
fixed huge ammounts of memory leaks by placing GlobalThreadManager.FlushMessageCache() calls BEFORE reinitializing thumbnails... same fix for MAMu_ icons
Search bar changes:

removed fiter title bar; edit box hint now show the current filter title
a grayed out ?Search games...? text is displayed if edit box is empty
buttons/icons size changed to match the edit box
removed filter search pattern button and replaced it by a small down arrow button inside the edit box (preliminary)
edit box width increased by 20 pixels
Added:

New setting ?Show Games Status Bar?, enabled by default. Unckeck it to hide the status bar below the games list (main menu ?View?)